Trapper Rescues Indian Prisoner From War Chief
Mort Renfew defies danger and follows a Navajo camp to rescue a white prisoner. He befriends Clara Edson, escapes with her through a cliff passage, and defeats Apache chief War Tongue to ensure their escape. They reach Santa Fe where Clara reunites with her family and marries.
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Ganta Fe
Mort Renfew
Eye
Butaeceno
Mencken
War Tongue
Menokeen
Big Paw
Neilson
Mortimer
Clara Edson
Santa Fe
St. Louis
Unes
Far West
el Paso
Clara
Santas Fe
Cornell honors a woman with Woodford prize oratory win
Miss Harriett Hedie Connor of Burlington, Va, wins Cornell University’s Woodford prize for oratory with her speech The Letter and the Spirit, attracting praise for clarity and passion. The event features a large audience and marks a milestone for women as competitors in the contest.
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Cornell
Woodford
Woodford Prize
General J.woodford
Brooklyn
Ution
Connor
Miss Connor
Ives
New York Sun
Harlequin sleeves signal next season fashion trend
A fashionable London scene shows women in contrasting sleeves and bold textiles. One wears white bronado over a sleeve with matching material while the other arm in yellow velvet with satin puff. Others display cherry velvet bodices with varied sleeve modes and pink chiffon drapery. Harlequin sleeves rumored as future trend.
Scoring Women at Ball Games Highlight Key Figures
The article notes how some women like Ball players’ wives excel at scoring and understanding baseball. It mentions Mrs Anson, Mrs Nash, Mrs Clarkson, and Mrs Foutz as adept scorers who could track outs runs and pitching form, showing keen knowledge of the game.
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Anson
Victorian women run London residential club for professional guests
The club in London, established by a woman and now led by her as president, offers affordable accommodation for women visiting the city and permanent, moderatly priced homes for professional women. Subscriptions are low with 1 guinea yearly for town members and 18 shillings for country members. Small rooms cost half a guinea weekly and meals are very cheap due to many members. Members may join for four shillings for a month and have independent access to club rooms with no restrictive rules.
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Victorian Club
London
Wife drives sales after baby care swap
Rockford Michigan man H. W. Allen travels for a wholesale grocery house. His wife, staying home with their baby, takes his sample case and goes calling. She earns 10 pages more orders in a day than he ever did, prompting the firm to suggest a permanent job swap.
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H. W. Allen
Rockford
Allen
New England Grocer
New Ribbon Threader Aids Lace Styles In Fashion
A newly invented patent threader for narrow ribbons improves insertion in lace and embroidery by keeping ribbons flat and tearing-free. It comes in three sizes for different widths. In London, Mrs. Kate Douglas Wiggin, famed author and New York society figure, is praised for elegance and American charm.
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London
Kate Douglas Wiggin
New York
New England
Pall Mall
Wiggin
California
San Francisco
New Belt Buckles and Attire Details Across Fashion Regions
The piece notes new belt buckles with embossed crescents and nautical silver cable motifs for yachting belts, plus gilt enamel designs and prominent slides. It also mentions fashion guidance on underpinnings to keep skirts hanging correctly, urging thin petticoats and light coverings. At the University of Pennsylvania trustees meeting July 8, Acting Provost Harrison announced plans for a four year natural history course under the biological school, admitting women on equal terms with men and granting the degree, marking a historic first for a college degree for women.
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University of Pennsylvania
Harrison
Philadelphia
Matting Replaces Car Pets as Bedroom Flooring Trend
Matting spreads through fine homes replacing carpets in bedrooms. Though floors and rugs are elegant, stepping barefoot on wood gives an unpleasant sensation. matting offers a clean cool airy feel with new designs that are beautiful and pleasant to walk on.
Fashion and Appointments Highlight Early Summer News
The article notes women shedding gloves in warm weather and describes a Paris cycling outfit with velvet and lilac details. It reports Mme Bidi-Radya-Kouldbouiarov named principal medical officer of Kas-Biman and Ella Lewis appointed postmistriss at Gallatin Tennessee amid male opposition.
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Mme. Bidi - Radya - Kouldbouiarov
Kas- Biman
Misa Ella Lewis
Gallatin
Teun
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Nee Stevenson
Hempstead
Stuyvesant Fish
Miss Rockefeller
Miss Bird
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China
New York Dispatch
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Rootbeer
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Arch St
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Gladding’s Market
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Christy
Cristy
Wrewquick
ClaretTy Knive Co
Fremont
Ohio
Parker
Challen
Connecticut
Honolulu
Ayer
Antonio Alarrun
Bastrop
Tex
Gelb & Norton
Cefe St. George
Westminster St., Providence
What Cheer Cottage
Roger Williams Park
Charles C. Lenz
Edison General Electric Company of
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S & Halske
Glaynas
Providence, R. L
Brown Bros. CO
Providence, BR. I
Henry W. Colley & CO
Westminster, St., Providence, R. I
Royal C. Taft
J. W. Whrnon
John W. Danielson
Frank Mauran
Edward D. Pearce
Eae E. Richmond
Jores N. Campbell
Samuel R. Dorrance Frederic
Sayles
George M. Smith
Aaslier
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